IDFC Bank moves forward with Aadhaar Pay app IDFC Bank Ltd. has launched the very first Aadhaar Pay merchant platform and mobile application for Google smartphones. IDFC Bank is an Indian banking company with headquarters in Mumbai that forms part of IDFC, an integrated infrastructure finance company....full story Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Researchers develop authentication method based on lip motion Researchers at Hong Kong Baptist University have developed a “lip motion password”, which depends on the motions of an individual’s lips to generate a password, according to a report by Techradar. The technology, which was granted a US patent...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D Share: Facebook | Twitter

Alibaba to establish independent R&D teams to ramp up technologies Alibaba plans to establish independent research and development teams to ramp up core technologies that support its goal of serving two billion people in the future. The company unveiled the plan last week at its inaugural tech summit, “New...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Touchtech Payments to expand biometric payments service throughout Europe Irish startup Touchtech Payments, which offers a solution that uses biometrics to authenticate online payments, is preparing to expand in Germany, France and Kuwait, according to a report by Irish Examiner. Touchtech has developed biometric payment technology that uses...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services | Fingerprint Recognition | Iris / Eye Share: Facebook | Twitter

Aculab to release biometric speaker verification engine Telephony API provider Aculab announced it will soon release a biometric speaker verification software option for its OEM partners. Called VoiSentry, Aculab’s voice biometric solution enables developer customers to easily add voice authentication solutions to any business application. “Regardless...full story Categories: Biometric News | Voice Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

Suprema releases new fingerprint embedded modules Suprema released its new SFM6000 Series fingerprint embedded modules, which delivers up to 5,000 matches per second and a user capacity of up to 25,000 fingerprint templates. For developers, the SFM6000 Series now allows for easier integration by supporting...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

State Department issues RFI on mobile biometrics data collection devices The Bureau of Diplomatic Security, the security and law enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of State, is seeking information on the current and near-term availability, capabilities and price point of a mobile data collection device capable of capturing...full story Categories: Biometric News | Government Purchasing | Mobile Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

WVU biometrics program granted $1.5M in cloud technology from MorphoTrak MorphoTrak, a subsidiary of Safran Identity and Security, will donate $1.5 million in access to MorphoCloud to West Virginia University (WVU) to support the university’s biometrics and forensics research and education programs. The current version of MorphoCloud includes services...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D Share: Facebook | Twitter

DCD>Enterprise DCD>Enterprise March 14-15 2017 Marriott Marquis, New York Stay ahead of 2017 and join your peers in the biggest data center meet up in New York, visionary speakers include Google, JP Morgan, Vapor IO, Bank Street Group LLC, Nissan...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

World Border Security Congress World Border Security Congress March 21-23, 2017 Casablanca, Morocco The World Border Security Congress is a high level 3 day event that will discuss and debate current and future policies, implementation issues and challenges as well as new and...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

FinDEVr New York 2017 FinDEVr New York 2017 March 21 & 22, 2017 Metropolitan Pavilion 125 W 18th St., New York, NY FinDEVr is the only conference series focused exclusively on the TECHNOLOGY of fintech and the developers, CTOs and other creators of...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Smart Surveillance for Safer Cities Smart Surveillance for Safer Cities March 27-28, 2017 Abu Dhabi, UAE The Smart Surveillance for Safer Cities conference will be a platform for you to network with government stakeholders responsible for deploying smart surveillance technologies and improving public safety...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Smart Card Alliance 2017 Payments Summit Smart Card Alliance 2017 Payments Summit March 27-30, 2017 Orlando, FL, U.S.A. The Payments Summit is the premier industry event covering all things payments, including FinTech, EMV chip technology, mobile wallets, NFC, contactless, open transit systems and more. Attend...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter